Geographic Alliance of Iowa

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Conflict Geography: The Separatist Movement in Québec

This lesson plan was created by Melinda Meyne (West High School, Waterloo CSD) for students in 11th-12th grade. In this lesson plan, students will practice research and debate skills while learning about the Separatist Movement affecting Québec and all of Canada.

Discipline/Subject

Human Geography

Theme

Population

Cultural/Social

Region

North America

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Region

National Geographic Standards

3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

6. How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

9. The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface

10. The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 2. Understand how physical and human characteristics create and define regions

GE 3. Understand how human factors and the distribution of resources affect the development of society and the movement of populations

GE 6. Understand how culture affects the interaction of human populations through time and space

GE 7. Understand how cultural factors influence the design of human communities

HI 3. Understand the role of culture and cultural diffusion on the development and maintenance of societies